The small town of Morrison, IL is a tight-knit community that is politically active. It is home to various civic organizations and political clubs that work together to ensure the needs of the local population are met. Residents take an active role in Morrison’s politics and participate in the dialogue as informed citizens. Through local elections, residents have the opportunity to directly influence decision-making and give voice to their opinions on issues important to them. Local candidates offer a range of perspectives, allowing people to choose who best represents their views. By engaging with these candidates and understanding their positions on issues, voters can make an informed decision that will help shape the future of Morrison.
The political climate in Morrison, IL is somewhat conservative.
Whiteside County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Whiteside County, IL 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whiteside county remained moderately Republican, 53.0% to 44.7%.
Whiteside county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morrison, IL is somewhat conservative.
Whiteside County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Sterling Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Morrison, Illinois: d d D D r r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Morrison, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $18,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $13,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)